As of July 3, 2026 · Data from Ottawa Public Health
Most recent result for each of 6,018 restaurants
Ottawa is Canada's capital, sitting at the confluence of the Ottawa and Rideau Rivers across from Gatineau, Quebec. The city's restaurant scene reflects both its government workforce downtown and the substantial student populations at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. The neighbourhoods with the most restaurants on Pass or Fail are Centretown, Byward Market, Stittsville, West Centretown, and Sandy Hill.
Ottawa Public Health inspects food premises across the city. Pass or Fail covers 6,018 restaurants in Ottawa across 110 neighbourhoods. Inspection records date back to January 2, 2024, with the most recent on July 3, 2026 and 373 visits in the last 30 days. Ottawa Public Health colour-codes each inspection Green, Yellow, or Red.
5,558 inspections so far this year
All 27,210 inspections on record
All 26,498 infractions on record
Average infractions recorded, grouped by the inspection's result
Distribution across all 27,210 inspections
When each of 6,018 restaurants was last inspected
Inspection frequency is risk-based, so some restaurants are due less often than others.
This summary is AI generated and can contain mistakes.
The most frequent infractions rated critical — the serious, higher-risk issues
This summary is AI generated and can contain mistakes.
Closures each year, and how many of those closures were later reopened (numbers shown as closed / reopened).
Inspection records for restaurants in Ottawa come from Ottawa Public Health, which colour-codes each inspection: Green (no significant violations), Yellow (issues found that the operator must correct), or Red (the inspector ordered the premises closed). Click any restaurant on this page to see its inspection date, the colour rating, and any violations found.
Figures are updated weekly and cover active, publicly listed restaurants. Current-status counts use the most recent result per restaurant, while inspection-outcome and infraction figures count individual inspections and the infractions noted on them.
Ottawa restaurant health inspection statistics, Ottawa Public Health, as of July 3, 2026. Pass or Fail (passorfail.ca/ottawa).